Teaching methods in u.s. undergraduate economics courses

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-279

  Becker, William E ^a   Watts, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Teaching methods; Undergraduate economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039147421     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220480109596108     Document Type: Article

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